VISCOSITY INCREASING ADDITIVE FOR PRINTING INKS

ADDITIF POUR AUGMENTER LE DEGRE DE VISCOSITE DES ENCRES D'IMPRESSION

English Abstract

NL-1625
INVENTOR:
Claude Malcolm Finlayson
5309 Val Verde Street
Apartment D
Houston, Texas 77056
TITLE:
IMPROVED VISCOSITY INCREASING ADDITIVE
FOR PRINTING INKS
ABSTRACT:
Printing inks are provided comprising an organic ink vehicle
having dispersed therein an ink coloring material and an organo-
philic clay gellant comprising the reaction product of a smectite-
type clay having a cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milli-
equivalents compound or a dibenzyl dialkyl ammonium compound wherein
the alkyl groups contain 14 to 22 carbon atoms and the amount of
said ammonium compound reacted with said clay being from 100 to
120 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay based upon 100%
active clay.
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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property
or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A printing ink comprising an organic ink vehicle having dis-
persed therein an ink coloring material and an organophilic clay
gellant comprising the reaction product of a smectite-type clay
having a cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milliequialents
per 100 grams of clay and a methyl benzyl dialkyl ammonium com-
pound or a dibenzyl dialkyl ammonium compound wherein the alkyl
groups contain 14 to 22 carbon atoms and the amount of said amm-
onium compound reacted with said clay being from 100 to 120 mil-
liequivalents per 100 grams of clay based upon 100% active clay.
2. The printing ink of Claim 1 wherein said clay is hectorite
or sodium bentonite.
3. The printing ink of Claim 1 wherein said alkyl groups are 16
or 18 carbon atoms.
4. The printing ink of Claim 1 wherein said organophilic clay
gellant comprises from 0.1% to 5% by weight of said printing ink.
5, The printing ink of Claim 1 wherein said organophilic clay
gellant comprises from 1.0% to 3.0% by weight of said printing ink.
6. A printing ink comprising an organic ink vehicle having dis-
persed therein an ink coloring material and from 1% to 3% by
weight of said printing ink of an organophilic clay gellant com-
prising the reaction product of a smectite-type clay having a
cation exchange capacity of at least 75 milliequivalents per 100
grams of clay wherein the clay is selected from the group con-
sisting of hectorite and sodium bentonite, and a methyl benzyl
dialkyl ammonium compound or a dibenzyl dialkyl ammonium com-
pound, said dialkyl groups comprising a mixture of alkyl radi-
cals, having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, wherein 20% to 35% of
said alkyl radicals contain 16 carbon atoms and 60% to 75% of
said alkyl radicals contain 18 carbon atoms, the amount of said
ammonium compound reacted with said clay being from 100 to 120
milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay based upon 100% active clay.
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7. A printing ink comprising an organic ink vehicle having
dispersed therein an ink coloring material and an organophilic
clay gellant comprising the reaction product of a hectorite or
sodium bentonile clay having a cation exchange capacity of at
least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay and a quaternary
ammonium compound represented by the formula;
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wherein R1 is CH3 or C6H5CH2; R2 is C6H5CH2; and R3 and R4 are each
hydrogenated tallow group; and M is selected from the group
consisting of chloride, bromide, nitrite, hydroxyl, acetate,
methyl sulfate, and mixtures thereof and wherein title amount of
ammonium compound reacted with said clay is from 100 to 120
milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay based on 100% active clay.
8. The printing ink of Claim 7 wherein said organophilic
clay comprises the reaction product of a sodium bentonite and
methyl benzyl dihydrogenated tallow ammonium chloride.
9. The printing ink of Claim 7 wherein said organophilic
clay comprises the reaction product of hectorite with methyl
benzyl dihydrogenated tallow ammonium chloride.
10. The printing ink composition of Claim 7 wherein said
organopllilic clay gellant comprises from 0.1% to 5% by weight of
said printing ink.
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11. A process for preparing a printing ink, which comprises:
(a) forming a dispersion of an ink coloring material with
an organic ink vehicle;
(b) preparing a mixture by combining with said dispersion
an organophilic clay gellant comprising the reaction product
of a smectite-type clay having a cation exchange capacity of,'
at least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay and a methyl
benzyl dialkyl ammonium compound or a dibenzyl dialkyl ammonium
compound wherein the alkyl groups contain 14 to 22 carbon atoms,
the amount of said ammonium compound reacted with said clay being
from 100 to 120 milliequivalents per 100 grams of clay based on
100% active clay; and
(c) shearing said mixture between rotating rollers to
prepare a viscous printing ink.
12. The process of Claim 11 wherein said clay is hectorite
or sodium bentonite.
13. The process of Claim 11 wherein said alkyl groups are
16 or 18 carbon atoms.
14. The process of Claim 11 wherein 20% to 35% of said
alkyl groups contain 16 carbon atoms and 60% to 75% contain 18
carbon atoms.
15. The process of Claim 11 wherein said organophilic clay
gellant comprises from 0.1% to 5% by weight of said printing ink.
16. The process of Claim 11 wherein said organophilic clay
gellant comprises from 1.0% to 3.0% by weight of said printing ink.
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Description

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This invention relates to printing inks and more par-
ticularly to printing inks adapted eor l-igh speed printing
operations.
The dispersion of finely divided pigments, that is, ink
coloring maCerial, in organic ink vehicles to produce a material
that is suitable as a printing ink is an excee~ingly complex art.
The type of surface being printed, the particular printing press
being used, the speed of operation, and the time of drying are
all basic factors whicll determine the necessary working qualities
for a satisfactory ink.
The greatly expanded circulation of modern newspapers has
brought about the developmellt and use of high speed presses in
the printing industry. This has required printing inks which
set rapidly. Resin-base systems which can be dried by water,
steam, or hot air are gradually replacing the conventionally
employed drying oils. ~lodern l~igh speed presses require inks
whicll ~ill set in a matter of seconds rather than minutes.
For higll-speed printing, inks must maintain a proper balance
of tack, penetration and body control. Too high a degree of tack
may cause the paper to tear or the ink to mist at higll-press
speeds. Ink with insufficient tackiness will not transfer pro-
perly in the printing operation. If penetration of the ink is
too ~reat, tlle print becomes visible from ~lle opposite sicle of
the paper, or causes blurring of figures. Poorly controllecl
penetration may result in smudging after the ink has been sup-
posedly set. An ink must have body to prevcnt centrifugal throw-
off at higll-prcss speeds. In contrast, too viscous an ink will
not flow properly from the fountains to thc rollers.

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These varia~ions and the conditions that are necessary to
be met makes it mandatory for the ink industry to rely on a
large number of formulations. For example, ~.S. Patent 2,750,296
discloses a printing inlc containing coloring matter dispersed in
a vehicle comprising an oil-soluble resinous binder material dis~
solved in mineral oil, and containing therein a long chain ali-
phatic amine bentonite containing 3~ carbon atoms in the aliphatic
chain. In contrast, U.S. Patent 2,754,219 di.scloses the for-
mation of an anti-misting printing ink preparecl by adding to an ink
of wllicll tl~e principal vehicle constltuent is a hydrocarbon con-
taining an aromatic constituent, a finely divided organic deriva-
tive of montmorillonlte in which the organic constituent includes
a chain of at least 12 carbon atoms. In acldition to these United
States patents, U.S. Patent 2,739,067 discloses a printing ink
containing a modified clay whicll forms a gel in the organic vehicle
and has a substantial gel characteristic therein. The prior art
compounds, however~ have all suffered from various disadvantages.
For example, some reqllire the undesirable use of polar dispersion
adclitives wllich lllay react with other ink formulation components
eliminating essential ink properties whereas others require numerous
shearing actions througll a roller mill to produce a viscosity-
stable mater;al wllicll vlscosity will not increase on storage with
attendant hig1l-labor costs, and concomitant production shut down.
~ storage-stable print:ing ink containing an improved vis-
cosity increasing additive has been unexpectedly discovered com-
prising an organic inlc vehicle having dispersed therein an ink
coloring materia] and an organophilic clay gellant ConlpriSing
the reaction product of a smectite-type cl~y hflvirlg a cation
exchallge capacity of at least 75 milliequiv~lellts per 100 grams

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of clay an(l i~ methyl benzyl dialkyl ammonium compouncl or a di-
benzyl clialkyl ammonium compound ~herein the alkyl groups contain
14 to 22 carbon atoms and the amount of said ammonium ~om~ound
reacted ~ith sa:id clay being from 100 to 120 milliequivalents per
100 grams or clay bascd upon :100% active cl.ny.
The clays used to prepare the organopllilic clay gellarlts of
this invention are smectite-type clays whicll llave a cation ex-
challge capacity of at least 75 milliequivalents per 100 grams of
clay. ParticuLarly desirable types of clay are the naturally-
I) occurring Wyoming varieties of swelling bentonites and like clays,
and hectorite, a swelling magnesium-lithium silicate clay.
The clays, especially the bentonite type clays, are pre-
ferably converted to the sodium form if they are not already in
this form. This can conveniently be done by preparing an aclueous
clay slurry and passing tlle slurry tllrough a bed of cation ex-
cllan~e resin in the sodium form. ~lternatively, the clay can
be mixed witll water and a solubl.e sodium compound SUCIl as sodium
carbonate, sodium hy(lroxide and the lilce,and shearing the mixture
witll a pugmill or extruder.
Smectite-type clays prepared synthetically by either a
pneumatolyt:ic or, preferably a hydrothermal synthesis process can
also be used to prepare the present organophilic clays. Repre-
sentative of sucll clays are montmorillollite, bentorl:ite, beidellite,
hectorite, saponite, and stevensite. These clays may be syntllesized
hydrothermally by forming an aqueous reaction mixture in the form
of a slurry containillg mixed hyclrous oxides or hyclrox:ides of
the~desirecl metals with or without, as the case may be, sodium
(or alternate cxchangeable cation of mixture thereof) fluoride
in the proportions for the particular synthetic smectite cle.sired.
The slurry is thcn p~ace(l :in an auLoclave alld hcatccl uncler autogenous

pressure to a tcml)erature witllin the range of apl>roximately
100 to 325 C, preferably 27~ to 300C, for a sufficient periocd
of time to form tlle desired product.
The cation exchange capacity of the smectite-type clays
can be determined by the ~e].l-known ammonium acetate metllod
The quaterllary ammonium compounds which are reacted with
these smecti~e-type clays is a methyl benzyl or dibenzyl dialkyl
alnmonium salt ~herein the alkyl groups comprise a mixture of alkyl
radicals having from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably 16 or 18
earbon atoms and most preferably 20~ to 35% of the alkyl radicals
eontain 16 carbon atoms and 60~ to 75% contain 18 carbon atoms.
Tlle salt anion is preferably selected from tlle group consisting
of chloride and bromide, and mixtures thereof, and is more
preferably chloride, although other anions such as acetate,
hydroxide, nitrite, etc., may be present in the quaternary 3
ammonium salt to neutralize the quaternary ammonium cation. These
quaternary ammol~ ln salts can be represented by the formula:
r ~ +
0 Rz ~ R4 ~I-
R3 _
wherein Rl is Cll3 or C6~15C}12; R2 is C6~15CIl2; and R3 and R4 are alky]
groups containing long chAin a1kyl radicals havillg 14 to 22 carbon
atoms, 16 or ]8 carbon atorns, and most preEerably wllerein 2~% to 35
said long chain alkyl radicals contain 16 carbon atoms and 60%
to 75~ of saicl long chclin alkyl radicaLs contain 18 carbon atoms;
`and wllerein ~l ;s selected from the group consisting oE chloride,
bromide, nitrite, hydroxyl, acetate, methyl sulfate, and mixtures
; thereof.
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The prel'erred quaternary ammonium salt is methyl ~enzyl
dihydrogenated tallow ammonium chloride. Commercially prepared
hydrogenated tallow typically analyzes 2.0% C 14, 0.5% C~5,
29.0% C 16, 1.5~ C 17; 66.0% Cl~ and 1.0% Czo alkyl radicals.
The orgtlnol-hilic clays o th:is invention can be prepared
by admixing the clay, quaternary ammonium compound and water
togetller, prcferably at a temperature within the range of from
100F (38C) to 180F (82C), more preferably from 140 F (60 C)
to 17'0 F (77 C) for a period of time su~ficient for ~he organic
quaternary ammonium compound to coat the clay particles, followed
by filtering, washillg, drying, and grinding. ~f using the
organophilic clays in emulsions, the drying and grinding steps
may be eliminateci. When admixing the clay, guaternary ammonium
compoond and water in such concentrations that a slurry is not
formed, then tlie flltration and washing steps can be eliminated.
I're~erably, the clay is dispersed in water at a concen-
tration from about 3~ to 7% by weight, the slurry optionally
centrifuged to remove non-clay impurities wllich constitute
about 10% to about 50% by weight of the starting clay composi-
tion; the slurry agitated and heated to a temperature in the
range oÇ from 140 ~ (60 C) to 170 F (77 C); the quaternary amine
salt added in the desired milliequivalent ratio, preferably as a
liquid in isol)ropallol or dispersed in water; and the agitation
continued to effect the reaction.
The amount of the quaternary ammonium compound added to the
clay for purposes of this invention must be sufriciellt to impart
to the clay the enhar-ced dispersion characteristics desired. The
milliequivalellt ratio is defined as the number of milliequivalents
of the quaternary amlllollillm compound in the organophilic clay,
per 100 grams of clay, 100% active basis. Tlle organophilic clays
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o~ this Lnven~ion h:lve a milli~uivalent ratlo of from lO0 to
120. At lower millie(luivalent ratios the organophilic clays
are inefEective gellants even thougll they may be effective
gellants when dispersed in a conventional manner with a polar
additive ~t h;gller millie~uivalent ratios, the organopllilic
clays are poor gellants. Ilowever, the preferred millicquivalent
ratio within the range of from 100 to 120 will vary depending
on the characteristics of the organic system to be gelled
by the organopllilic clay.
The printing ink is prepared in an economical and practical
manner by simply incorporating the organophilic clay gellants into
a lasic inlc composition containing an ink coloring material and an
organic ink vehicle. Ink so treated appears to be unchan&ed and has
normal flow properties but is in a condition to become non-misting
in character, having an increased viscosity after being subjected
to shear, such as by a single pass throllgh a three roller mill,
or during passage over the mills of an ink distributing system.
Subjecting the ink to shear is quite common in the ink production
art whetller or not an increase in viscosity is desired~At least one !
pass over the three roller mill is commonly required t~o satisfactoril
disperse the -ink coloring pigments or materials so that the ink
will print satisfactorily on the printing machine. The invention
may also be carried out by adding the organopllilic clay gellant
to a previously prepare(l finished printing ink. These inks may
be prepared by any usual method such as with colloicl mills,
roller mills, I-all mil]s, etc. in whicll the ink pigment material
become~s well clisperse(l in the orgallic ink vehic].e by the higll shear
used in processillg. Tllis dispersion of pigment in the vehicle con-
stitutes a normal inlc and has tl-e conventiollal tendellcy to mist.

The org.lnoplli]ic clay ge]lant is eml)loyed in amounts suf-
ficient to obtain the desired viscosity value and tack in the
printing ink. If necessary, the viscosity may be further con-
; trolled by the adclition of a viscosity reducing agent, for
example, naphthenic acid. In general, amounts from 0.1% to
5% l~y weight of the printing ink is sufficient to greatly reduce
the misting tendencies of tlle ink when utilized in higll-speed
press printing operations witll preferred amounts being from 0.5%
to 4% and most preferably from 1~ to 3% by weight. When tlle gel-
lant is employed in concentrations less than 0.1% or greater than 5
by weight of tlle printing inlc, the consistency,flow, and other pro-
perties affecting the critical characteristic of the ink are seri-
ously lmpaired, that is, the desired increase in viscosity and
tack is not achieved.
The printing inlcs of tlle invention may contain conventional
ink additives employed in such printing inks. For example, oil-
soluble toners utilized to overcome the brownisl) tone of mineral
oil and carbon black pigment may be employed as well as small
amounts o~ waxes or greases to impart special properties to the
printing ink.
The printing inks which may be used with tlle gellants of
the present invention include, but are not limited to, heat set or
newsprint inlc, water or stea-n set ink, or lithograpllic printing
ink.
Newsprint inks dry mainly by penetration and absorption,
althoug]l some heat is utilized to speed drying and prevent smudging.
By~properly controllillg viscosity, tack and yield point with
such inks, the organopllilic clays of the invention achieve proper
penetration in an efficient manner without centrifugal throw off
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When ~:he orp,allo~ Lc clays of the lnvt?.ntion are employecl
with other iheat set ~ypograpllic inks, such as high grade inks
for periodicals which contain additives such as binders plus
~solvents, the .inks are extre~mely flexible, non-smudg:illg, print well,
and set rapidly al higll temperatures.
The use oi' thc ge].l.ant in steam or wflter set inks greatly
affects viscosity and tack by producing a characteristic shortness
in tlle ink.
In contrast, ].ithographic printing inks are very similar in
composition to typographic inks, except that the body is somewhat ~:
greater, anci pigmellt concentration is higher. The benefits of using
the organopllilic clnys given above applies here also.
The following examples are given to illustrate the invention,
but are not dcemed to be limiting thereof. All percentages given
througllout the spec:iEication are based upon weight unless otiler-
wise indicated.
EX~Il'LE 1
1~ heat-set web-offset blue ink was prepared containing 3.1%
heat set paraffin wax compound, 7.8% extender varnish, 49.0
phtllalocyanille blue flush, 4.1~ polyetllylene wax dispersion in
varnisll (polyetllylene compound -124), and 8.5% solvent ('1agiesolT~1#5;`
manufactured by ~lagie Bros. Oil Company, WiliCIl iS a paraffinic hydro-
carhon having a molecular weight of 220). Separate inlc samples
~ere treated with different organophil:ic clay derivatives of am-
monium compounds~ and pnsse(] three times over a three roll mill.
The ink solvent concellt.ratioll was varied to permit acldition of the
.- clay derivatives. Tlle res~llts are set forth in rable I.
Comparative l~uns /~ nnd B employed a commercially preparetl re-
- action product oi' bt?lltonite and di.mcthyl dillydrogenated tallow
ammoniuln chloridc. Invcntivc Rnns 1 and 2 cmployed a reactio
procillct Or belltollitc alld mctllyl hen,.yl ~ ydrogenate(l tallow
aolmonium chloride prcpared as follow.s:

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- About 350 gallon~s of a 3% slurry of Wyumin~ ;
bentol1ite in water which had been previously
treated by centrifugatlon to remove all non-
clay impurities ancl ion-excha11ged to provide
the clay in tl)e sodium form was l1eated to about
150 F (65.5C) and combined with 74 lbs. of
77.8% metl1yl benzyl dihydrogenated tallow am-
nnon.ium chloride. The mixture was stirred for
45 minutes, filtered to remove solids, dried
at 150 1 and finally ground to yield an or-
ganophilic clay gellant containing llO.8 milli-
equivalents of cluaternary ammonium compound per
lO0 grams oE clay.
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The procedure of Example l was repeated with the same
ink base and solve11t except that difEerent commercially avail-
able organophilic clays were employed in 2% concentrations.
The results are set forth in Table II.
Comparative Run C used TROYKYDT XYZ whic11 is a polymerized
organic ester adciitive tilat increases viscosity, prevents settling,
sagging, and improves non-penetration which is manufactured by
Troy Che1nical Co.
Comparative Run 1) used CAB-0-SILri~ ~1S J1-;ch is a si].ica having
a surface area of 200 plus 25 square meters per gram ancl produced by
the 1-ydrolysis of silicon tetrachloride i11 a flame of hydrogen and
oxygen and is ma1luractured by Cabot Corporation.
~ Comparative Run 1~ used TROYKY3)TM ABC wl1ich is a processec1
n clay that forms a gel ~ith organic vehicles wl1ich is manufactured
by Troy Chen1ical (:o.
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~ om1)1r1tive Rt111 1 used a commerclally preparcd rcaction
product of bentonitc and dimethyl dihydrogenated tallow ammonium
chloride.
Inventive Run 3 used the product described :in Runs l and 2.
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Tlle procedure o~ ~xample l was repeatec1 in the presence and
absence of propyLe1le carbonate as a polar additive dispersant.
The results are sct forth in Table III.
Comparative R1in G used 2% of a commercially prepared re- ;
active product of hentonit~ and dimethyl dihydrogenated tallow
ammonium chloride plus 0.66~ propylene carbonate.
Comparative Kun 11 used 2% C~13-0-SI1. M5 wit11out a dis-
persant. :~
Inventive Run 4 used the product described in Runs l and 2 ~.
wit11out a dispersa1lt.
EX~iPL1 4
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The procedure of Lxample l was repeated e~cept that theviscosity and yiel.d value determinations were made each time the
~ formulation was sheared in tlle three roll mill. The rcsults
are set ~orth in Table IV.
Comparati.ve Run I employed the same formulation employed in
Runs ~ and 1~. :
Invcnt:ive Ru11 5 employed the same formulation employed in
: . Runs l and 2. As the data indicates, the novel pri.nting inks
of the invention attain full viscosity levels in one pass over the
roll mill, whereas the comparative gcllant continually increases in
viscosity and has not even attained thc viscosity achieve(1 by the
- inventive forn1ulation in one pass. ~tcr a six-mont11 storage
period thc inve1ltive pr.inti1lg ink viscos.ity did not increase. In
contrast, the comparativc 1~rinl:ing in1c increased in viscosity demon-
strating that Cu1l viscosity developme1lL was not achievcd by the
shearing trcatmcnt.
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Yield value wa.s calculated from the 13-i.ngl~am l,~luati.on
f = T-D M
which i.s tlle intercepLion on the shear stress axis whcn the
shear rate is 7.ero.
fB is the yi.el~ value.
T is the shear ~stress.
DB is the shear rate.
M13 is the viscosi~y.
Viscosity was determined using.a Thwing-Alhert viscometer
(~ whicll is a concentric cylinder viscometer using axial flow.
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The invcllt:ion l~cing thus descrll)ed, It wllL ~e o~vious
that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations
are not to be re~arded as a departure from the spirit and
scope of thc invention ~nd all such modifications are in-
tended to bc included witllin the scope of the following claims.
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